Even for a dividend investor portfolio (which is essentially a stock portfolio) one should consider at least a conservative 25 % allocation to fixed
income for diversification purposes.
There is still healthy debate surrounding this subject, but evidence from more recent market environments seems to point toward a larger number of holdings as
optimal for diversification purposes.
We favor stocks overall, but advocate strategic allocations to government bonds including
TIPS for diversification purposes — even in the case where bonds underperform cash.
EverBank has actually been looking to make acquisitions and they've actually just recently acquired a financial company called Tygris Commercial Finance Group Inc, which they
targeted for diversification purposes.
Since I hold
bonds for diversification purposes and lowering the volatility of a portfolio and not to address a financial liability at a certain point in the future, I'm okay with holding a bond ETF.
If you're regularly getting 5X for most of your spend thanks to the Ink Bold, Ink Plus and gift cards, the British Airways Visa bonus is less likely to be worth it to you even as a high spender, although I'd still say you want to have some BA
Avios for diversification purposes, since you never know when they may come in handy.
We favor stocks overall, but advocate strategic allocations to government bonds including
TIPS for diversification purposes — even in the case where bonds underperform cash.
My only regret was
for diversification purposes, and that guaranteed income stream.
Most investors prefer to invest in more than one asset class,
for diversification purposes.
For diversification purposes it seems like I'd want to do this via a bond fund rather than buying individual bonds.
For diversification purposes, they hold several asset classes, focusing on stocks, bonds and cash.
For diversification purposes, this is the preferred route to take, at least until you reach the goal of having ten stocks.
I still have an allocation to
them for diversification purposes, but they certainly have dampened my returns during this most recent leg of the bull run.
My portfolios hold 20 - 25 stocks, so I don't really have the room to own
both for diversification purposes.